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The latest episode of the flagship podcast

The latest episode of the flagship podcast

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This week, it’s Apple’s turn to take over The Vergecast. Dieter, Jake, and Lauren just returned from WWDC (Nilay and Paul watched from afar), so the gang has a lot to talk about regarding the new products that were announced.

Nilay went on Lauren’s show Too Embarrassed to Ask, while Jake and Dieter joined Nilay and Paul for Vergecast.

Ben Popper also stops by the show to talk about DJI’s newest drone, the Spark.

There’s a whole lot more in between that, so listen to it all and you’ll get it all.

04:56 - Apple announces HomePod speaker to take on Sonos

32:14 - DJI Spark review with Ben Popper

47:22 - Apple announces new 10.5-inch iPad Pro

1:02:51 - Apple is launching an iOS ARKit for augmented reality apps

1:06:05 - iMac Pro introduced / macOS High Sierra

1:18:37 - watchOS 4 brings new Siri watchface, fitness coaching, and a new app-browsing UI

1:21:32 - Paul’s weekly segment “Gates-all-around, all around

If you enjoyed this podcast, there’s kinda more you can listen to! There’s Ctrl-Walt-Delete which will be airing our final episode in the next week, and Verge Extras, which experiments with audio and podcasting in new and interesting ways. You might also want to check out Recode Decode, hosted by Kara Swisher, and Too Embarrassed to Ask hosted by Lauren Goode! You can find them all in iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and anywhere you get your podcasts nowadays.

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